Year: 2022

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe, last season’s consensus national player of the year, was sidelined a second consecutive game for the fourth-ranked Wildcats on Friday night against Duquesne. The 6-foot-9 Tshiebwe (right knee) and sophomore forward Daimion Collins (personal reasons) were out again, but

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The arena where the Miami Heat play will soon have a new name, after the team and Miami-Dade County decided Friday to begin actions to terminate their relationship with FTX on the same day that the cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy. The building had been called

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jerry Tillery was expected to be in his last season with the Los Angeles Chargers after the team declined to exercise his fifth-year option during the offseason. It turns out the exit happened sooner. Tillery hit the NFL’s waiver wire on Friday after the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays hired long-time Texas Rangers executive Jon Daniels as a baseball operations senior adviser on Friday. Daniels spent the previous 21 seasons with the Rangers, including the last 17 overseeing their baseball operations department. He was the longest-tenured top executive in team history. Daniels was named the

BOSTON (AP) — Outfielder Rob Refsnyder has a $1.2 million salary for his one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox that avoided salary arbitration. The deal includes $100,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances. Refsnyder, 31, hit .307 with six homers and 21 RBIs in 57 games last season. He has a .242 career

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Steven Alker began his PGA Tour Champions career as a Monday qualifier, the goal every week right in front of him: post top-10 finishes to keep playing. The Kiwi kept pulling it off until a win secured his full card. Alker’s path to winning the Charles

WASHINGTON (AP) — USA Basketball still has some work to do before clinching a berth in next year’s World Cup. Bruno Caboclo scored 24 points, Georghino De Paula added 18 and Brazil greatly improved its chances of making the 32-team World Cup field by beating the U.S. 94-79 in a qualifying game on Friday. The

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Nick Martinez opted out of his contract with the San Diego Padres and became a free agent after going 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in his return from Japanese baseball. Martinez turned down a $6.5 million player option, instead triggering a $1.5 million buyout that ended his contract after one

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Indiana Fever earned the first pick in the WNBA draft for the first time in franchise history. The Fever had a 44% chance to get the No. 1 pick after having the worst combined record the past two seasons. The Minnesota Lynx will pick second with the Atlanta

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Marsh scored 19 points to help Jacksonville defeat Johnson (Fla.) 85-34. Marsh also contributed 10 rebounds for the Dolphins. Gyasi Powell scored 13 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and added six rebounds. Jordan Davis shot 4 for 7, including

EMPOLI, Italy (AP) — Empoli inched further away from the drop zone with a hard-fought 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Cremonese. Empoli moved 10 points above the bottom three. Cremonese remains three points from safety ahead of the rest of the final round before Serie A pauses for the World Cup and the traditional winter break.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley isn’t a statistics guy. While he knows the numbers, the New York Giants running back doesn’t believe they do anything on game day. For example, Barkley is heading into Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium against the Houston Texans as the NFL’s third

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos ruled out three players for their game at Tennessee on Sunday, including two who pulled hamstrings at practice this week. They also added two more sick players to their injury report Friday. Coach Nathaniel Hackett ruled out linebacker Baron Browning (hip)

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s trying week has ended with a final sting after Jonas Hofmann led Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 4-2 rout of his former team in the Bundesliga. It’s Dortmund’s second loss in four days after falling at Wolfsburg 2-0 on Tuesday. It potentially leaves Dortmund nine